Enterprise Cloud Data Architect

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is establishing a new Chief Data & AI (CDAI) Office and is seeking an experienced Enterprise Cloud Data Platform Architect to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise cloud data platforms. The selected consultant will build scalable cloud-native data platforms, establish engineering standards, implement secure cloud infrastructure, and enable enterprise modernization through reusable data products and AI-ready services. Key Responsibilities

• Define the target architecture and multi-year roadmap for enterprise cloud data platforms.
• Design, build, and mature enterprise cloud data platforms and shared services.
• Establish engineering standards, automation, governance, and operational best practices.
• Design secure multi-tenant cloud environments supporting multiple agencies.
• Implement enterprise security controls, including IAM, RBAC, encryption, and auditing.
• Build reusable enterprise platform services rather than agency-specific solutions.
• Develop onboarding patterns and reusable enterprise data products.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineering, Security, CISO, GRC, and Data Engineering teams.
• Promote API-first architecture and product-based information sharing.
• Lead enterprise engineering best practices and modernization initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of experience building large-scale cloud data platforms
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in:
• Modern Data Architecture
• Platform Engineering
• Cloud Infrastructure
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing:
• Enterprise Security Controls
• IAM
• RBAC
• Cloud Security
• Experience building and managing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent)
• Hands-on experience implementing DevSecOps and Shift-Left security practices
• Experience collaborating with:
• Cloud Engineering
• CISO
• GRC Teams
• Strong experience with:
• Snowflake
• Databricks
• AWS
• Azure
• Containerized Applications
• Experience building enterprise-scale reusable cloud data platforms
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Skills

• Enterprise modernization experience
• AI-ready cloud infrastructure
• API-first architecture
• Enterprise platform engineering
• Experience leading enterprise engineering initiatives across multiple teams
• Strong leadership through influence in cross-functional environments

Technical Environment

• AWS
• Azure
• Snowflake
• Databricks
• Terraform
• Platform Engineering
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Cloud Data Platforms
• IAM
• RBAC
• DevSecOps
• Containerized Applications
• Cloud Engineering
• API-First Architecture
• Enterprise Data Platforms